"My Thomas Womack was the son of an older Abraham Womack who's wifewas a W orsham, and they apparently came into Charles City County,Virginia and t hen into Henrico County by the early 1700's.
Thomas Womack was born about 1690 and his wife was Mary Farley,daughte r of John Farley. This Farley line descends maternally fromLady Jane M ullineux, who's father was Richard Mullineux, Earl ofSefton. Jane is o ften found in the records as "Lady Jane Sefton". Herlineage goes back a ll the way past King Henry II through Geoffreyd'Plantagenet, and Henry 1 st, etc...
But Thomas Womack wrote his will in the early 1730's and apparentlydie d in 1733 in Henrico county. Mary Farley Womack wrote her will inHenri co County in 1750 and it was proved in Chesterfield County in1759. Abr aham Womack is shown to have been the son of this couple,and this Abra ham in turn had a son, Abraham Womack Jr. who settled inCaswell County , NC by 1775-1779.
Abraham Womack's brother William Womack died in Charlotte County, andh is estate was probated in 1803, in which his siblings and theirchildre n and grandchildren were named. His sister, Sarah Rice, was my6th or 7 th great-grandmother."
Posted at RootsWeb by Bob Stafford is:
"The affair took place in Amelia County, VA. There is a reference inco urt orders in 1751 which records an affair between Ann Blanton andAbra ham Womack. He was thought to be Abraham, Sr. Ann was also calledNancy , which, at the time was a nickname for Ann and usedinterchangeably.
Blanton lineages in Prince Edward County, Virginia, are very complexbe cause of the affair of Ann (Nancy) Blanton with Abraham Womack. Thepre sence of Joshua Blanton in the latter's household in 1750 (on atax lis t) suggests that she was the wife or daughter of ThomasBlanton, the so n of Thomas and Jane Maguffey Blanton. However, thereis too little evi dence to draw a definite conclusion.
The first record for a Joshua Blanton is in Spotsylvania County,Virgin ia, dated 6 Sep 1737. The court agreed to bind out the threechildren o f Thomas and Ann Blanton. Their names were John, Joshua andWilliam. Th is is the last known mention of Thomas. The last mentionof her in Tide water area records occurred in 1739, when two of herchildren (not name d) were bound out by the county court of Caroline,Virginia.
The name Joshua Blanton does not appear again until 1750, when he waso n an Amelia County tax list in the household of Abraham Womack. Thenex t year the county court bound out Richard Blanton, Jr., ThomasBlanton a nd Archer Blanton. On same day, a grand jury heard the caseof Abraham W omack and Ann Blanton for living in adultery.
Later vestry records explicitly state that Ann was the mother ofRichar d and Thomas . The records don't reveal which children werefathered by A braham Womack. However, the Memoirs of Rev. ChristenburyLee, published i n 1895 in Rutherford County, NC, stated that Thomasand Archee were the s ons of Thomas [sic] Womack and Nancy (a nicknamefor Ann, at the time) B lanton. Rev. Lee also stated that Archee wasthe father of Jeremiah Bla nton and that Thomas used the surnameWomack."
The story as told by Rev. Lee mentioned above:
The Memoirs of Reverend Christenberry Lee, published 1895 in TheForest C ity (NC) Ledger:
"There are two families in this country the origin of which, Ipresume, i s known but by few. I refer to the Blanton and Womackfamilies. They we re in the country as far back as I can go in mymemory. Thomas Womack a nd Nancy Blanton came from England to Americaabout the year 1760. They h ad two children before leaving England,but had not been married. Their c hildren's names were Thomas andArchee. Shortly after coming to America t hey decided to marry. Thomastook the name of his father (Womack) and A rchee the name or hismother (Blanton) and so in process of time there w ere twofamilies---one headed by Thomas Womack and the other by Archee Blanton.
In the year 1779, these two families moved to Rutherford County, N. C.A rchee Blanton was the father of our own "Uncle Jerry Blanton"(Jeremiah B lanton) of such precious memory. This good old man livednear what is O ak Grove (Methodist) Church. Fifty-five years ago (in1840) I think it w as called "Blanton's Church.
Uncle Jerry and Aunt Sallie were noted characters, They wereproverbial f or piety and exemplary living. Aunt Sallie was thedaughter of Thomas W omack. Archee Blanton and Thomas Womack were fullbrothers, having the s ame father and mother. A very novel case itwas. And so Uncle Jerry and A unt Sallie were first cousins, livedtogether for many years and raised a l arge family of children.
I remember being at their house in the year 1842. Churchwell A.Crowell w as then the Methodist preacher on the circuit and I had gonewith him t o Blanton's Church and to Uncle Jerry's for dinner. Thiswas the only t ime that I remember to have been at their house, for Ileft the country t he following year and went out west (to Tennessee),but I remember to h ave seen the old people often at church and tohave heard Aunt Sallie t alk and pray and praise, for she was a greathand to shout and rejoice i n church. She was faithful in obeying thecommand. "Pray to thy Father i n secret" and the promise following thecommand, "Thy Father, who seeth i n secret, shall reward thee openly"was always fulfilled.
She would clasp her hands and bless the Lord. Many a one has beendeepl y impressed with the earnestness, with which she would engage inthe ho ly exercises of sanctuary. Even the very covering of her handsseemed t o be impressive by the way they were used.
Just the other day while talking about the old people with the wife ofF ranklin Blanton, who is a grandson of Aunt Sallie, she told me whata l ady once said to her while she held one of the old lady'shalf-handed c loth gloves in her hands, which she chanced to comeacross and seemed a lmost to regard as being sacred.
Often," she said, "have I seen this old glove slap 'glory to God',"and s he was keeping it as a religious relic, something that wouldbring up p leasant associations in the mind of a religious nature, andnothing wou ld more certainly bring about such associations in themind of this wom an than "Aunt Sallie's glove."
The two old people have long since passed away and gone to reap theirr eward for faithfulness in the Master's vineyard. They had ninechildren , all of whom grew to manhood and womanhood: Riley, Jesse,Josiah, Rans om, Jackson, Steven, and Elijah were the names of thesons. Tempa (Temp erance) and Sarah Ann were the names of thedaughters. I believe that t hey all had families and raised a goodmany children.
The other branch or the family was not so prolific. They did notmultip ly and replenish too numerously. Thomas Womack had a son Lewis.If he h ad other sons I have not been able to get their names. Mrs.Louisa Smar t who is about 65 years old, tells me that when she was alittle girl s he knew a man by the name of Willie (Willis) Womack andthat his father 's name was Anderson (Womack) and from the best data Ican get I conclu de that Anderson Womack was the son of Thomas Womackwho came to N. C. f rom Va. in the year 1779 and that Willie Womackwas a brother of Lewis W omack who married Manima Padgett, orHollifield. The Hollifields and Pa dgetts intermarried a good dealalong about that time. Uncle John, Uncl e Billy, and Uncle EdmondPadgett were all brothers, and they married t hree Hollifieldsisters."
"Uncle Edmond married Louranie, We all called them Uncle Edmond andAun t Lou. They lived about one mile from my father's house and I veryofte n saw them. The style of Aunt Lou's riding was rather novel and,to som e, who were a little inclined to fun, amusing, for she rode notas was t he manner or women, but otherwise. Lewis Womack lived only afew years a fter his marriage and died, leaving two children, Ishamand Leah. These t wo persons are the first of the Womack family, ofwhom I have any recol lection. Leah Womack married Sampson McDanielwho was the father of our p resent honored citizen, Guilford McDaniel,Esquire. Isham Womack marrie d Betsy Bailey to whom were born sons anddaughters, who are yet among u s."
And from court records:
17 May 1751. Amelia, VA Court Orders.
"Ordered church wardens of Nottoway Parish to bind out RichardBlanton, J r., Thomas Blanton, and Archer Blanton.....Grand jurysworn, Henry Farl ey, foreman. Presentments: ..... For Abraham Wawmockand Ann Blanton fo r living in adultery....."
A county payment to his jailer shows that Abraham Womack spent time inj ail. It is presumed that it was for the above crime.
The following is from a transcription of the Vestry Book of St.Patrick 's Parish, Prince Edward County, VA. (Richard Blanton, Re:Spotsylvania -Caroline-Essex, and where was Thomas?, online:;):
8 Nov 1758
"To Matthew Rice for keeping Ann Blanton to this time; 2 pounds"
26 Oct 1759
"To Alex Womack for keeping Ann Blanton wch ends the 3rd Day of NextJa ny 1000 in tobacco"
16 Dec 1760
"To James Moor for keeping Ann Blanton 50 days 0.7.0 pounds To Johnepp erson for keeping the sd. Blanton to this time 4.13.4 pounds"
10 Nov 1761
"To Thomas Blanton for keeping Ann Blanton 1.0 pounds To Noel Maddelif h e keep Ann Blanton till next June 10.0 pounds"
1 Dec 1762
"To Joseph Rice for keeping A. Blanton 4 months to ye 8th Octo: 3.6.8p ounds"
26 Jan 1763
"To Abraham Womack Provided he keep Ann Blanton one year 4000 tobacco"
1764
"To Joseph Rice for keeping Ann Blanton 34 days 0.18.8 pounds"
19 Nov 1765
"To Joseph Rice for keeping Ann Blanton a Month 0.16.8 pounds"
1766
"To Thos Blanton ballace due him for keeping his Mother to this date2. 0.0 pounds"
27 Jan 1768
"To Rich'd Pond for keeping A. Blanton 5 months 9.0.10 pounds"
19 Dec 19 1768
"To Thomas Blanton f. keeping his Mother 10.0.0 pounds"
Jan 15 1770
"To the C. Wardens f, Ann Blanton 10.0.0 pounds"
1 Dec 1770
"To the C. Wards f. Ann Blanton 10.0.0 pounds"
27 Nov 1771
"To the C. Wardens for Ann Blanton 10.0.0 pounds"
20 July 1772
"Ordered that the C. Wardens pay Nathl Venable 10 pounds which wasLevy 'd for Supporting Ann Blanton, at the Laying the last parishLevy"
21 Nov 1772
"To Richard Blanton for k. his Mother 3.10.0 pounds"
26 Nov 1773
"To Richard Blanton for his mother to be pay'd Nath'l Venable 10.0.0po unds"
6 Dec 1774
"To Phill Crane f Ann Blanton 10.0.0 pounds"
Residences & events:
1772 Lincoln Co, NC.
From Tryon Lincoln Deeds, Volume 1 Pp. 694—695: 23 1772:
JOHN REED of Tryon Co., to ABRAHAM WAMMOCK of same, for lb 5 sterling… land on W side Catawba River, granted to JOHN BEATY, then conveyedto J OHN REED, 160 A…. JOHN REED (SEAL), MARTHA REED (SEAL),
Wit: ABEL BEATTY, JNO. BEATY. Rec. Jan. term 1773.
1779 Tryon Co, NC ceased to exist after being divided into Lincolnand R utherford Counties.
1/1790 Lincoln County Pleas and Quarters Court, deed from AbrahamWamm ock to son Abner for the 160 acres purchased above dated 25 Sep1789 wa s proved by Jas. Reed.
1790 Lincoln Co, NC. Listed as "Abram Womac" in the census, hisfamil y included 3 males over 16 and 2 females. Down the road was sonAbner. T hey were the only ones by the name in the county. In RowanCo were Abr aham, Archibeld, and Richard Womack, and in Caswell Co wasAbram and Jo hn Womack as well as Wyatt Stubblefield..
Abner sold the land given to him by his father before moving toKentuck y:
11/7/1797 Lincoln County, NC, Deed book 20, p 266 Abner Womack(Linc oln Co) to Anderson Nunelly (same); for £80 sold 160 ac on Wside of Ca tawba R; granted [no date] to John Beatty who sold to JohnConnelly who s old to John Reed who sold to Abraham Womack.
[signed] A Womack; witness John Allen jurat and Abel William Dukworth.
Rec Jan 1802. Book 20, p.403.
State of No Carolina
Lincoln County
In the in the name of god amean I abraham wamock of the State andCount y aforsaid Being weack of Boudy But Being of sound memorybequeath all o f my Estate as followes
first I give to my grand son James Wamock son to Abraham (Abner?)Wamoc k my Bible and the Remaining of the following articles to Bedivided Be tween my Grand Children of son Abn of my son Abnor Wamockone Bead and f urnitur and Bead stand one Chist one oven one scilet 3puter pleatts o ne sadle and Bridle one Beasson all the aboveproperty to be sold and t he money ariseing theron to Be Eaqielydiviced amongst the sd hears of m y son abnor Wamock
Item the 2 I leave all the Rest of the household property MargratHacke r allso one house also ten head of Cattle & Eleven head of hogsand six h ead of shepe & nine head of gees with all my oather propertyand the sd p roperty to be Sold and the Money ariseing from sdproperty to be to th e sd Margrat hager nese as witness my hand andseal this forth day of a ugust 1803
Signed & delivered in the preasanss of ous
H L Hager
John '' Beati
John Robinson
